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Essay Archive - The Pardoner: "The Root of All Evil Is Money"
The Pardoner: "The Root of All Evil Is Money"
“The root of all evil is money.” Because this phrase has been
repeated so many times throughout history, one can fail to realize the
truth in this timeless statement. Whether applied to the corrupt clergy of
Geoffrey Chaucer's time, selling indulgences, or the corrupt televangelists
of today, auctioning off salvation to those who can afford it, this truth
never seems to lose its validity. In Chaucer's famous work The Canterbury
Tales, he points out many inherent flaws of human nature, all of which
still apply today. Many things have changed since the....
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